Alert archive / Tennessee / Tornado Warnings in 2005
Tornado Warning 39, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Nov 15, 2005, 2:22 PM CST for Henry County, Tennessee. It was in force for 38 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2005, 2:22 PM CST (20:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 15, 2005, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Henry County, TN
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2:38 PM CST | TORNADO | 5 W Paris, TN | MOVING EAST |
| Nov 15, 3:00 PM CST | TORNADO | 3 Ne Paris, TN | *** 12 INJ *** TORNADO DAMAGE TO THE SHADY GROVE ROAD AREA. BUILDING DESTROYED WITH INJURIES. |
| Nov 15, 3:00 PM CST | TORNADO | Paris, TN | DAMAGE JUST NORTH OD PARIS |
| Nov 15, 3:00 PM CST | TORNADO | Paris, TN | DAMAGE JUST NORTH OF PARIS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 7:42 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 160 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 680 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 257 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 268 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KMEG 152022 TORMEG TNC079-152100- /O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0039.051115T2022Z-051115T2100Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 222 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE * UNTIL 300 PM CST * AT 222 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO 11 MILES WEST OF ROUTON...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF MCKENZIE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COTTAGE GROVE...PARIS AND SPRINGVILLE. .IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. .IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. .STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5. LAT...LON 3642 8852 3616 8852 3623 8812 3648 8812 $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KMEG 152041 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 241 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005 TNC079-152100- /O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-051115T2100Z/ HENRY TN- 241 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST FOR HENRY COUNTY... AT 241 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO IN WESTERN HENRY COUNTY ALONG HIGHWAY 55. THIS TORNADO IS NOW LOCATED NEAR PARIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PURYEAR AND SPRINGVILLE. DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD. LAT...LON 3642 8852 3616 8852 3623 8812 3648 8812 $$
000 WWUS54 KMEG 152044 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 244 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005 TNC079-152100- /O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-051115T2100Z/ HENRY TN- 244 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST FOR HENRY COUNTY... AT 242 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO IN WESTERN HENRY COUNTY ON HIGHWAY 54. THIS TORNADO IS NOW LOCATED NEAR PARIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PURYEAR AND SPRINGVILLE. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3642 8852 3616 8852 3623 8812 3648 8812 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 5:00 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette and 14 more | 13 hr |
| Nov 15, 11:46 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tipton | 29 min |
| Nov 15, 12:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake | 34 min |
| Nov 15, 12:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 20 min |
| Nov 15, 12:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tipton | 30 min |
| Nov 15, 1:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 14 min |
| Nov 15, 1:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson | 36 min |
| Nov 15, 1:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Obion | 8 min |
| Nov 15, 1:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Gibson | 16 min |
| Nov 15, 1:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tipton | 27 min |
| Nov 15, 2:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 28 min |
| Nov 15, 2:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Weakley | 24 min |
| Nov 15, 2:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Haywood | 36 min |
| Nov 15, 2:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crockett, Gibson | 25 min |
| Nov 15, 2:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 32 min |
| Nov 15, 2:36 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Madison | 24 min |
| Nov 15, 2:46 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Carroll | 44 min |
| Nov 15, 2:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Henry | 16 min |
| Nov 15, 3:02 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Madison | 13 min |
| Nov 15, 3:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 36 min |
| Nov 15, 3:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Madison | 33 min |
| Nov 15, 3:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Carroll | 17 min |
| Nov 15, 3:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette | 26 min |
| Nov 15, 3:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Madison | 31 min |
| Nov 15, 3:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin | 23 min |
| Nov 15, 3:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 31 min |
| Nov 15, 4:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Henderson | 35 min |
| Nov 15, 4:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Carroll, Henderson | 26 min |
| Nov 15, 4:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardeman | 21 min |
| Nov 15, 4:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Madison | 24 min |
| Nov 15, 4:39 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Tipton | 2 hr |
| Nov 15, 4:43 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Madison | 2 hr |
| Nov 15, 4:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chester, Madison | 30 min |
| Nov 15, 4:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 18 min |
| Nov 15, 5:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Henderson | 23 min |
| Nov 15, 5:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Decatur | 21 min |
| Nov 15, 5:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 42 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.